Ed Sheeran: 2018 North American Stadium Tour CENTURYLINK FIELD

It was a mild dash to the hotel after exploring Pike Street. I quickly changed clothes, refreshed my perfume and ditched my purse before heading back out. Alas, I was on my way to see Ed Sheeran!  I drove back over Lake Washington through the woods, changed highways somewhere in the middle and then I...

Day 9: Amsterdam To The U.S.

Better late than never! It's Saturday as I start to write this from my bedroom. I'm now back home. My scrape from the bicycle crash looks worse than day 1 but it's healing as are my bruises. I've had a case of jet lag that has made catching up difficult until now. I'll rewind a couple...

Making Music

I really like the people I work with. We're an interesting bunch of characters with various talents whom together are invincible. One July day Ben and I started writing a poem on the whiteboard in my office. We took turns adding lines to it all of which related to work. We then came up with...

Benefits Of Learning An Instrument

I read that children aren't the only ones who can reap the benefits of learning an instrument. Adults can also gain tremendously from playing a musical instrument. Music has been shown to reduce stress, increase productivity, develop creativity and build confidence. I bought myself a guitar about a month ago because I was determined to...

A Marathon Not A Sprint

I was up until almost 2am last night because I'm determined to learn how to play my new guitar well. Into the wee hours of the morning and on a work night I spent hours maneuvering my fingers into awkward positions in order to play chords Em, Cmaj7, G6 and D. I sat on the...

Goodbye 2017

I'm writing my final blog post just a few minutes before midnight which brings with it a dawn of a new year. I welcome 2018 with a smile and open arms. 2017 was a year full of internal struggles and challenges that at one point caused me to believe that 2017 would be the worse...